INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Ingredients:
Filling:
1 lb     blanched almonds or an almond/walnut
combination 3/4 cup sugar 1 tsp    ground cardamom
Syrup:
1 1/2 cup  sugar 1 cup water 1/2 cup rosewater (buy
the type that comes in 10oz.  bottles, not the
exorbitantly priced little bottles.) 1/3 cup unsalted
butter, melted 1 lb filo, thawed Finely grind the
nuts.  Add cardamom and sugar to the nuts.  Cut the
filo to fit a 12x15" pan.  Brush bottom of pan with
butter and add 6 sheets of filo, brushing each with
butter.  Sprinkle and spread enough of the nut mixture
until you've added about 1/8" to the pan.  Continue
building layers with 3 sheets of filo(brushing each
with butter) to every 1/8" of nuts. Finish with 6
layers of filo.  Brush top with butter. Cut through
all but the bottom layer of filo in diamond shapes.
Bake at 350 degrees F. for 25-30min.
While it's baking, boil the water and sugar for 15min.
Remove from heat and add rosewater.  When the baking
is done, pour the syrup over the baklava.
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